Vikings Territory: 4 Takeaways From The Vikings First Preseason Game

Press release from Vikings Territory:

Dustin Baker Dustin Baker

2021-08-15

Yuck.

It’s almost as if Denver had vengeance aforethought from the Vikings stunning comeback two years ago. But probably not — this was merely an exhibition, a naughty one for Minnesota.

Dakota Dozier played 100% of all Vikings offensive snaps in 2020. Usually an impressive feat for any player, this was a net negative for Minnesota as Dozier compiled a Pro Football Focus grade of 44.6, which scraped the bottom of the league for offensive guards.

The Vikings must sever their fascination with this man. He isn’t very good. And he doesn’t appear to be any better than last season’s cringer.

The merits of his performance are debatable. Mond has three days of training camp in his arsenal and a claim-to-fame that he outlasted the coronavirus. He made a couple of plays with his feet, but his tossing of the ball was subpar. Mond completed 6 for 16 passes and 53 yards on the way to a 47.1 passer rating.

Some perceived Browning as the ironclad QB2 because of his reasonable camp performance and vaccination status.

On an otherwise nasty day for Minnesota, 3rd-Rounder Wyatt Davis showed some promise.

His training camp output was mediocre, but he arrived versus the Broncos, putting some good stuff on tape.

August 14, 2021

One of his offensive lineman teammates, Oli Udoh, is the presumptive starter at right guard. Yet, Davis tightened the slack on that leash if Udoh fails to translate training camp success to the regular season.

That’s right — the Vikings rested 30 players. The Justin Jefferson panic from last week must have injected dread into the coaching staff’s brains.

After the game, several fans pivoted to a “same ‘ol feces” attitude on the team — and Zimmer specifically. Maybe reserve than venom for a game in which 30 players are not sidelined?

This press release was produced by Vikings Territory .The views expressed here are the author’s own.